Who Needs Lost Cities?
By Simon Munt, Master of Archaeology and Heritage Management student OK, we didn’t find lost cities, the Holy Grail or Don Bradman’s first cricket bat. But on our April 2015 field school at the Magpie...
View ArticleTrench Warfare
Archaeological excavation is not the most delicate practice, a fact that became abundantly clear after excavating Trench C at the Magpie Creek Ruin. The surface of the site consisted primarily of...
View ArticleThe Magpie Creek Ruin: An Unexpected discovery
By Daniel Hartwell, Master of Archaeology and Heritage Management student In April 2015, the Flinders University archaeology department ran a field school at the Magpie Creek Ruin in the Sturt Gorge...
View ArticleWhat lies beneath us?
The Historical Archaeology Field School of 2015 was held at Magpie Gully Ruin, located in the Sturt Gorge Recreation Park. The purpose of this field school was to learn more about the site and to have...
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